Kengela Surname
Approximately 1,836 people bear this surname
Kengela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,813 | 1:40,750 | 5,011 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kengela (52) may also be a first name.
Kengela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kengela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kengela occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kengela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kengela is the 222,049th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,969,252 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kengela reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 52 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,813 people, or 1 in 40,750. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kengela
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